Principal Engineer, Product Engineering

Responsible for manufacturing data analytics for HDD products and critical components. This role applies data-driven methodologies to continuously enhance product quality yield reliability and manufacturing efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Analyze manufacturing data generated throughout HDD and key components production to identify opportunities for improving yield cost quality and reliability.
• Perform root cause analysis on yield performance or quality issues; collaborate cross-functionally with design process & manufacturing teams to implement effective engineering & operational solutions.
• Provide characterization and analytical support for design and process change qualifications; proactively identify potential issues risks concerns prior to volume production ramp-up.
• Contribute to the development of standardized manufacturing data analytics methodologies and workflows enabling scalable and organization-wide adoption of data-driven practices.

Qualifications :

• Masters degree or above in Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Materials Science Physics Automation or related disciplines (exceptional candidates with a Bachelors degree and strong project experience will also be considered).
• Abundants of experience in HDD or semiconductor industry. Solid understanding of magnetic recording principles head/media design & related manufacturing processes is highly preferred.
• Proficient in data analysis tools & methodologies hands-on experience with JMP SAS Python and Spotfire is a plus.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills with English proficiency sufficient for professional working environments.

Preferred

• Experience with hard disk drive integration head device process head media characterization

Skills

• strong understanding of magnetic recording physics magnetic reader/writer/NFT fundamentals and media technology
• Experience with head/media manufacturing processes (wafer slider HGA media)
• Proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g. JMP Python) and statistical methods
• Demonstrated ability to lead crossfunctional engineering efforts
• Strong communication documentation and configurationmanagement skills
• Experience in HDD development NPI or component engineering preferred

Additional Information :

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time